E Shoot Planning: Part Two

So planning what to wear for the E Shoot is the best part, right? I think so! Currently we have two outfits picked out, and I love to come up with a third but I'm not sure yet. We have a fancier look and more casual one picked out. In order to blog about it (and email it to BM Marie), I used Polyvore. I'd never used it before, but its fantastic. I highly recommend it for making inspiration boards!

E Shoot 1 by one23mad
(For sources, click on the e shoot 1 link)

Anyway, after pending way too many hours looking at dresses and trying to plan a trip to Anthropologie, I visited TB and tried on some dresses at the mall by him. I was super shocked to find a dress I loved. It was cute on the hanger and double cute on me. It fit perfect (unlike a dress from VOn Maur I would have had to get altered, but it was a runner up). It was listed for $100. . . but I got it on clearance for $30 from JC Pennys. I was surprised to find anything at Pennys, especially because the one by TB is super super small.

So I couldn't be more excited about the dress, and I'm still shocked I found it. It must have been my lucky day! After setting aside $120 to buy a dress, finding one I like just as much for way less was a great feeling.

TB also bought some nice pants from gap (the pink shirt in the photo is from gap, but TB is just using a pink shirt he all ready owns). The pants were 25% off and he got a Gap card too for another 10% off. In the end, he got 3 pairs of pants (for student teaching) and 3 pairs of shorts. He now has shorts that fit without holes! Yay!

Next are those amazing heels. I actually found them at Famous Footware for $30 (they're listed for more on the website). Seeing as I have no heel experience and they're crazy tall, I've been practicing. Once I got over feeling fifty stories tall and super wobbly, I started to get the hang of them. And Confession? I love them! I've never been very girly but I feel super hot in those shoes. I finally get why ladies squeeze their feet into crzy shoes now. . . You feel like a rock star!

And, as I've all ready mentioned TB's Samba Obsession, he'll of course have to wear them! (The new pair he just bought. . . that look like the same ones he just wore out).

Anybody else rockin' crazy heels?

E Shoot Planning: Part One

So Mr. TB and I have officially booked our E Shoot for Monday July 19th. I've all ready requested the day off work, but any day off work is a good one for me! Just kidding. But seriously, I've been spending my 2 weeks vacation in my head. It goes something like this: E shoot = one day, grandpa's bday party = 1 day, Friday before wedding = 1 day, honeymoon = 5 days. . . so we're at 8 days? I only have two left?! I've only had vacation time for a week and I've all ready almost spent it haha. Bummer.

Anyway! On to the good stuff! Miller + Miller has the best eshoots ever, I've decided. Don't believe me? Take a gander at these puppies:



I really tried to narrow it down. . . I really did. It's a good thing blogger only lets you upload a few at a time, other wise this post would be all photos. Anyway, if you want to see more (which you should!) check out Miller+Miller's website. You will be happy you did.

TB and I have been trying to decided where to have our shoot, and we're still working on it, but Sarah emailed me some tips which I figured I'd share. (Sarah is great about email and she has no idea how much I appreciate it. Being stuck at my desk all day with no time for personal calls makes phone correspondence very difficult).

Here are Miller+Miller's engagement session tips (all credit goes to M+M for this):
Perhaps bring two changes of clothing.
You might consider:- Something a bit more dressy ( perhaps a cocktail dress & heels paired with a collared shirt / coat jacket for the guy )
- Something more fun ( like a summer sun dress or jeans and a trendy shirt )

Additional tips:
- Cute shoes and heels ( black or especially one's with color pink, red, yellow, turquoise, etc. ) are always an excellent added touch in the photos.
- Bring along comfy shoes ( in place of the heels while we are finding shoot locations if you'd like)
- Often added accessories (like shoes, sunglasses, purses, bags, props, etc.) can help enhance and
create distinctive photos for you. If you want to bring any extra personalized items, feel free.

So, TB and I seriously need to decided where we're shooting, but we do have our outfits picked out! More on that later. Sarah said most couples bring 2-3 outfits so we're looking for a third.

Oh and since I know you want more, here's another for the road:
Anybody else seriously crush on their photog's photos?